13 ACORN He met with the students and induced them not to hand in their material for the Acorn until the night before the paper should be sent to press. They say he is causing everyone to procrastinate. Has he tapped you on the shoulder yet? Our Honor System Weber has always awarded those who have represented her in physical contests, such as basketball and baseball, but has never awarded her representatives in intellectual contests. Last year a movement was started to make our honor system more extensive, so it would take in such activities as debating, declamation, oratory, etc. The movement has been taken up again this year and it will doubtless result in our having a better honor system. Now students, it's up to you whether you will be able to benefit individually by this system or not. But it will certainly help our school and bring our neglected activities to the front. You can be an honor man or woman of Weber if you will. Remember you all have the same chance as your fellow students, because you all have your own line of work which you can do better than anyone else. Great men tell us that success does not depend upon genius alone but on good work. So fellow students get busy. Wear the "W" which signifies you are an honor man or woman of Weber. A Neglected Art It is a rare accomplishment to possess the power to give convincing evidence and sound reasons in support of one's views. Just as unusual, too, is that breadth of mind which helps the thinker to view all sides of a question before drawing a conclusion, and to attribute full credit for sincerity to those who take opposite views. Neither is it common to find individuals who take deep interest in public questions. However, all will admit that every student and every citizen should develop all of these qualities. The question is, though, "How can this be done?" Careful work in all classes and in all activities will of course develop great ability in these lines. Nevertheless there is one school activity which emphasizes development designed to arouse interest in public problems, to broaden one's mind in viewing these questions and to form habits that lead one to give reasons and evidence for his views. That activity is debating. In nearly all schools there is a lack of true appreciation for the debater and his art. The attitude of most students is one of absolute indifference, if not of real coldness. This condition probably grows out of the fact that the idea quite generally prevails that debaters are ACORN 14 born and not developed, coupled with the further fact that students see no vital connection between debating and the work they are doing. These fallacies never stand under a real test. Such foolish notions must be crushed before there will be a wider individual interest in debating, and before the school can develop a true spirit of appreciation. To break these false opinions down and create a fresher, more wholesome spirit will mean hard work. But no one should balk at work, for it is a part of every true man's makeup. When once debating receives proper emphasis, our school will have stronger, more active students and a better spirit. It is then that Weber will make itself felt. This will happen when our students overcome their foolish and indifferent attitude toward debating. Wake up and get to work. The Spirit of Devotional Church schools were designed for the purpose of providing a place where the children of our people could learn the principles of everlasting life under the direction of the church. Each morning it was expected that the Faculty and students meet to invoke the approval and guidance of God over their endeavors to learn more concerning the things of life. Devotional is the preparatory step to theology, just as in other meetings the prelude, singing and prayer are for the purpose of directing the attention to the sacrament and the doctrines of the church as given by the leaders of the church. Devotional is not merely an assembly wherein all kinds of spirit can be manifest; there is a great distinction, and one that should be recognized. Now friends let us use with care this great privilege, let us discriminate in our method of addressing each other, let us act with care so that we may have an assembly worthy of the purpose for which it was inaugurated. Physical Culture Every year we have added some good activity to our school. Last year it was tennis. This year we have been fortunate in adding to our curriculum a course in Physical Culture. Up to this year the girls have had no means of obtaining a physical education, but through the efforts of our Faculty and Board of Education, we have succeeded this year in obtaining the services of Mrs. Johnson, a very efficient teacher along this line. The addition of this activity will give the girls of our school a chance to develop the physical as well as the mental side of their education. We hope the girls will take an interest in this work and will do all they can to make it one of the many activities which are instrumental in bringing more students to Weber.